COMMERCE CITY — Former Commerce City police sergeant and Colorado Department of Revenue criminal investigator Joe Sandoval is dropping out of the race for Commerce City city council.

Sandoval was running for an at-large seat on the council. His certified letter announcing he is withdrawing from the race arrived at the city clerk’s office today.

Sandoval, 40, is facing a DUI charge. Sandoval was issued a summons earlier this month after being pulled over near 84th Avenue and Conifer Road, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Department.

Sandoval was also cited for DUI in 2009 after he was involved in a rollover crash in December 2008. He later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving while ability impaired.

Sandoval served as a spokesman for the Commerce City Police Department and a school resource officer. He is currently with the state’s Department of Revenue, Division of Gaming, as a criminal investigator.

Sandoval also assists the medical marijuana enforcement division as a criminal investigator, according to his campaign website.

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